In Defense of the World's Most Discredited Wine

7/19/2013 12:26PM

Some grapes languish in total obscurity while others suffer an even worse fate: ignominy. Lettie Teague joins Lunch Break to offer a defense of the Chenin Blanc, arguably the world’s most noble yet most discredited grape. Photo: Getty Images.

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